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New research at the University of ��ݮ��Ƶ could lead to the development of batteries that triple the range of electric vehicles.

The breakthrough involves the use of negative electrodes made of lithium metal, a material with the potential to dramatically increase battery storage capacity.

“This will mean cheap, safe, long-lasting batteries that give people much more range in their electric vehicles,” said Quanquan Pang, who led the research while he was a PhD candidate in chemistry at ��ݮ��Ƶ.

Researchers from ��ݮ��Ƶ Engineering shared the spotlight yesterday as Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne officially announced Stratford as the home of a testing zone for the development of self-driving vehicles.

Wynne spoke with Professor Krzysztof Czarnecki and eight student researchers who were on hand with two highly automated cars – the  and a similar Lincoln MKZ sedan that is being developed with  – to show off the technology.

Building an artificial brain that will one day replace human drivers is an incredibly complex technical challenge, say the researchers leading ��ݮ��Ƶ’s autonomous vehicle project  

Computer algorithms developed by engineering researchers at the University of ��ݮ��Ƶ can accurately determine when drivers are texting or engaged in other distracting activities.

The system uses cameras and artificial intelligence (AI) to detect hand movements that deviate from normal driving behaviour and grades or classifies them in terms of possible safety threats.

Steven Waslander looks forward to his drives becoming a lot easier.

“Driving on highways and in cities is dull, time-consuming, and can be very stressful,” says Waslander, director of the ��ݮ��Ƶ Autonomous Vehicles Laboratory (WAVELab). “I would be just as happy gazing out the window while the car does the dirty work for me.”

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A state-of-the-art automotive research and testing facility that was five years in the making officially opened at the University of ��ݮ��Ƶ today with a twist on the old ship-christening tradition.

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Driverless cars are no longer just being driven in The Jetsons' futuristic utopia. 

 spoke with the CBC's Matt Galloway about how the future is today with the province taking the lead on allowing self-driving cars to be tested on our roads.

A missing umbrella is no big deal until it rains. An executive panel full of male faces may be accepted without a second thought, until someone has the audacity to question the absence of diverse voices.